Foundation work for a section of the Pingtan Haixia Railroad Bridge between Dalian Island and Xiaolian Island is underway on April 5. A total of 53 bridge piers will be installed between the two islands. [Photo/ptnet.cn]

The 16-km Pingtan Haixia Railroad Bridge, which connects Fujian's Pingtan and Changle counties, is part of the 88-km Fuzhou-Pingtan railway.

Background: Fuzhou-Pingtan Railway

Construction of the Fuzhou-Pingtan Railway – which will link the capital city of Fuzhou and the island county of Pingtan in Fujian province – began on Oct 31, 2013.

The line stretches 88.4 kilometers, with a designed speed of 160 km per hour (Fuzhou-Fuzhou South) and 200 km per hour (Fuzhou South to Pingtan), a passenger capacity of 50 million and cargo capacity of 15 million tons.

The railway project – with a total accrued investment of 26.8 billion yuan ($4.4 billion) – is expected to take over five years.